「奧さん、私が此前何故先生が世間的にもつと活動なさらないのだらうと云つて、あなたに聞いた時に、あなたは仰やつた事がありますね。元はあゝぢやなかつたんだつて」
translation
"Ma'am, when I asked you the other day why you weren't active in the world, you said something.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 奧: inner part (おく), interior, back (of a drawer, one’s throat, etc.), depths (e.g. of a forest), recesses (e.g. of a cave) | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) | 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. | 世間的: public (attention, recognition, etc.) (せけんてき), social (standing, acceptance, etc.), worldly (fame, desires, etc.) |
| 時: time (とき), hour, moment, occasion, case | 事: thing (こと), thing (こん), matter, matter, incident | 元: origin (もと), source, base, basis, foundation |